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The Sinister, Scary Impact of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
subject to increased screening for routes into select destinations such as the US.
Inlight security measures will be introduced and commuter comfort decreased due
to enhanced measures. Signiicant disparity between standards will result and vary
from one airline, location and cultural hub to another.
Passports and veriiable databases will be readdressed. Limited measures will
D be made to upgrade current formats for identiication, with the prospect of a
E secondary identiication document required by some locations or jurisdictions on
C top of the boarding pass, passport, visa application and other already ineffective
E documentations requirements for capable, resourced criminal and threat groups.
P Increased cost will be passed on to providers with longer delays for travellers as
T systems try to speak to each other and access data through secure, timely and ever
I changing and failing systems.
O
N New threats, concerns and controls will emerge once the full speciics of the
Malaysia Airlines light MH370 emerge and are investigated. Immediate, reactive
measures will abound and family and community groups will unify to apply
pressure on those seen to be or identiied as responsible. While public interest
and support may wain, online, sustained campaigns will emerge, updating the
general public, news agencies and invested parties. Tactics, lessons learnt and new
or improved solutions to those aspects that didn’t work fully will be reined and
practiced by threat groups. A new generation of aviation, terrorism and related
security experts will be borne and contribute to the incident commentary and the
renewed pursuit of preventing or capturing those select individuals and groups
capable or intent on repeating the fear and tragedy associated with Malaysia
Airlines light MH370.
Conclusion
The events and issues surrounding the loss of Malaysia Airlines light MH370
has created a suite of scary and sinister concerns for international travel, mobility,
security and risk managers as a result. It is understandable now how and where this
incident will inluence or change the aviation and travel industries. The issues range
from technology deiciencies, crisis management, capable threat sources, news
reporting to aviation security and management. These issues will also impact the
future of travellers and managers alike. For those charged with the preparation and
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subject to increased screening for routes into select destinations such as the US.
Inlight security measures will be introduced and commuter comfort decreased due
to enhanced measures. Signiicant disparity between standards will result and vary
from one airline, location and cultural hub to another.
Passports and veriiable databases will be readdressed. Limited measures will
D be made to upgrade current formats for identiication, with the prospect of a
E secondary identiication document required by some locations or jurisdictions on
C top of the boarding pass, passport, visa application and other already ineffective
E documentations requirements for capable, resourced criminal and threat groups.
P Increased cost will be passed on to providers with longer delays for travellers as
T systems try to speak to each other and access data through secure, timely and ever
I changing and failing systems.
O
N New threats, concerns and controls will emerge once the full speciics of the
Malaysia Airlines light MH370 emerge and are investigated. Immediate, reactive
measures will abound and family and community groups will unify to apply
pressure on those seen to be or identiied as responsible. While public interest
and support may wain, online, sustained campaigns will emerge, updating the
general public, news agencies and invested parties. Tactics, lessons learnt and new
or improved solutions to those aspects that didn’t work fully will be reined and
practiced by threat groups. A new generation of aviation, terrorism and related
security experts will be borne and contribute to the incident commentary and the
renewed pursuit of preventing or capturing those select individuals and groups
capable or intent on repeating the fear and tragedy associated with Malaysia
Airlines light MH370.
Conclusion
The events and issues surrounding the loss of Malaysia Airlines light MH370
has created a suite of scary and sinister concerns for international travel, mobility,
security and risk managers as a result. It is understandable now how and where this
incident will inluence or change the aviation and travel industries. The issues range
from technology deiciencies, crisis management, capable threat sources, news
reporting to aviation security and management. These issues will also impact the
future of travellers and managers alike. For those charged with the preparation and
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